New Alresford or simply Alresford is a town and civil parish in the City of Winchester district of Hampshire, England. It is 7.5 miles (12 km) northeast of Winchester and also 12 miles (20 km) southwest of the town of Alton. New Alresford has independent stores, a visitor details centre, a main sanctuary, 4 cafeteria, 5 clubs and also 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, and also the mean age is greater than the nationwide average, at 45.4 years. Old Alresford is a town as well as civil parish 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 20 km (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 attractive art, rail and tourist destination, with its classic, dense 2 Georgian roads situated near Winchester and the South Downs National Park. Here are the Swan Hotel, Bell Hotel, Pink House Hotel, jewellers, a glass of wine merchants, butchers, flower stores, toy store, dress shops, the Alresford Gallery, Candover Gallery and cafeteria. There are 3 other public houses, the larger being the World Inn by one of the stream networks and also play area. Alresford goes to the south-western end of the Watercress Line (officially the Mid-Hants Railway). This heritage train line runs steam as well as diesel trains, and also gets its name from the fact that it utilized to be the line that took watercress up to London. The other end of the heritage line is Alton, which is likewise completion of the present Alton-London Waterloo line, making it feasible to take the train from Alresford to London: diesel or steam to Alton, and then modern-day train into London. Accordingly, the town council offer 115 hanging baskets every summer season. The two negotiations have a combined population of 5,971 individuals.