Watercress Line (Mid Hants Railway)
Watercress Line
A 16 km heritage steam railway from Alresford to Alton, where you ride a well-preserved steam locomotive through the Hampshire countryside.
The Watercress Line takes its name from the watercress once carried from the Alresford area to London. It closed in 1973 and was reopened by volunteers as a heritage railway. Steam locomotives run between Alresford and Alton, stopping at Ropley (with a workshop and carefully tended flower beds) and Medstead & Four Marks station on higher ground, with a journey of about 35 minutes one way. Themed trains run throughout the year, such as Thomas the Tank Engine days, afternoon tea trains and Christmas trains, which are great for families. A day ticket costs about £25. Alresford station is about 12 km east of Winchester, and Alton station is very close to Jane Austen's House.
Opening hours
Operates on a set timetable
Nearby sights
- New Alresford
- Hinton Ampner
- Winchester Science Centre & Planetarium
- Winchester City Mill
- Statue of Alfred the Great
- Marwell Zoo
- Wolvesey Castle (Old Bishop's Palace)
- Winchester Cathedral