New Alresford or just Alresford is a small town and civil parish in the City of Winchester district of Hampshire, England. It is 7.5 miles (12 km) northeast of Winchester as well as 12 miles (20 km) southwest of the community of Alton. New Alresford has independent shops, a tourist info centre, a main sanctuary, 4 tea rooms, 5 bars and is a terminus similar to Alton of the Watercress Line, a steam-worked heritage railway at Alresford railway station. Of its population, 25.9% are aged 65 or over, as well as the mean age is higher than the nationwide average, at 45.4 years. Old Alresford is a town and civil church in Hampshire, England. It is 1 km (0.6 miles) north of the town of New Alresford, 12 kilometres (7 miles) northeast of the city of Winchester, and also 20 km (12 miles) south-west of the town of Alton. The community is crowned by its huge T-shape primary road sanctuary. The town is an appealing art, rail and also traveler location, with its classic, dense 2 Georgian streets located near Winchester as well as the South Downs National Park. Right here are the Swan Hotel, Bell Hotel, Pink House Hotel, jewelers, wine sellers, butchers, flower shops, plaything store, boutique, the Alresford Gallery, Candover Gallery as well as tea rooms. There are 3 other hostelries, the larger being the World Inn by among the stream networks as well as play area. Alresford is at the south-western end of the Watercress Line (officially the Mid-Hants Railway). This heritage railway line runs steam and also diesel trains, as well as acquires its name from the fact that it utilized to be the line that took watercress approximately London. The other end of the heritage line is Alton, which is also completion of the current Alton-London Waterloo line, making it possible to take the train from Alresford to London: diesel or steam to Alton, and after that contemporary train right into London. Appropriately, the town council provide 115 hanging baskets every summer. The two negotiations have a consolidated population of 5,971 individuals.