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Photo of Watercress Line, a visitor attraction near New Alresford, Hampshire, south east England.

© Colin Smith / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Watercress Line

Steam line through downland, named for the watercress trade.

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Watercress Line is an attraction in Hampshire. For arrivals by rail, Winchester Station is 11 km to the west. The nearest other notable spot is Cheesefoot Head, 7.4 km to the south-west.

More places to visit near Watercress Line

Photo of New Alresford, a village in Hampshire, south east England.Highlight

New Alresford

Village

Georgian colour-washed streets; watercress and the steam line.

0.7 km SE · Hampshire

Photo of the South Downs, a National Park in south east England.Iconic

South Downs

National Park near Fittleworth

A chalk ridge rolling from Winchester to the sea cliffs at Beachy Head.

1.5 km SW

Photo of The Grange, Northington, a Grade II* registered house & garden near New Alresford, Hampshire, south east England.Highlight

The Grange, Northington

House & garden near New Alresford

One of England's boldest Greek Revival houses, with a portico modelled on the Parthenon.

3.7 km NW

Photo: Cheesefoot Head, a viewpoint near Winchester in the South Downs, Hampshire, south east England.Highlight

Cheesefoot Head

Viewpoint near Winchester

Chalk amphitheatre where Eisenhower addressed D-Day troops.

7.4 km SW

Photo along the Monarch's Way, a 625-mile long-distance path running from Worcester to Shoreham-by-Sea, England.Highlight

Monarch's Way

Long-distance path

England's longest inland waymarked trail, tracing Charles II's escape route from defeat at Worcester in 1651 to the ship waiting at Shoreham.

9.1 km S · spans 14 counties

Photo of Winnall Moors, a nature reserve near Winchester in the South Downs, Hampshire, south east England.Highlight

Winnall Moors

Nature reserve near Winchester

Itchen water-meadows minutes from the cathedral.

9.7 km W