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Market town in Hampshire, England
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National Plant Collection of snowdrops.
Half-timbered mill beside the River Aire.
View the exterior of this 19th-century Greek revival country house.
Mid Hants Railway
Steam-train running 10 miles (16 km) from New Alresford to Alton. The stations and trains are carefully restored to bring back the atmosphere of a Southern Railway journey in the first decades of the 20th century.
Agricultural show: animals, local food and drink, shopping, children’s free entertainment. Free parking.
Alresford was a major centre for watercress growing in Victorian times. The festival has market stalls, musical performances and a watercress eating competition.
By bus
The 64 (Winchester to Alton) runs though Alresford twice an hour and the 67 (Winchester to Petersfield) runs through Alresford every two hours.
By steam train
One of Alresford's main attractions is the Watercress Line, a preserved railway which runs from Alresford to Alton, and has a number of special events throughout the year.
Alresford is a small town, and its attractions are concentrated into a fairly small area. As a result, walking is the easiest mode of transport.
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