New Alresford or just Alresford is a small town and civil parish in the City of Winchester area of Hampshire, England. It is 7.5 miles (12 km) northeast of Winchester as well as 12 miles (20 km) southwest of the town of Alton. New Alresford has independent shops, a visitor info centre, a central sanctuary, 4 cafeteria, five clubs and also is a terminus similar to Alton of the Watercress Line, a steam-worked heritage train at Alresford railway terminal. Of its population, 25.9% are aged 65 or over, and the mean age is higher than the national standard, at 45.4 years. Old Alresford is a village and civil church in Hampshire, England. It is 1 kilometres (0.6 miles) north of the community of New Alresford, 12 km (7 miles) northeast of the city of Winchester, and 20 kilometres (12 miles) south-west of the community of Alton. The town is crowned by its big T-shape major street conservation area. The community is an appealing art, rail as well as vacationer location, with its timeless, dense two Georgian roads situated near Winchester and also the South Downs National Park. Right here are the Swan Hotel, Bell Hotel, Pink House Hotel, jewelers, red wine merchants, butchers, blossom stores, toy store, boutique, the Alresford Gallery, Candover Gallery and tea rooms. There are three various other public houses, the larger being the Globe Inn by one of the stream networks and play area. Alresford goes to the south-western end of the Watercress Line (officially the Mid-Hants Railway). This heritage railway line runs steam and diesel trains, and also gains its name from the fact that it used to be the line that took watercress up to London. The various other end of the heritage line is Alton, which is also the end of the current Alton-London Waterloo line, making it possible to take the train from Alresford to London: diesel or steam to Alton, and then modern train right into London. As necessary, the community council offer 115 hanging baskets every summertime. The two settlements have a consolidated population of 5,971 people.