Places to see in ( Alton - UK )
Places to see in ( Alton - UK )
Alton is a market town and civil parish in the East Hampshire district of Hampshire, England. Alton is located across a valley on the source of the River Wey. . The town is famous for its connection with Sweet Fanny Adams.
The town of Alton was recorded in the Domesday Survey of 1086 under the name Aoltone and was notable for having the most valuable market recorded therein. The Battle of Alton occurred in the town during the English Civil War. The town contains three secondary schools and its own railway station.
Alton is between Farnham 9 miles (14 km) to the northeast and Winchester 16 miles (26 km) to the southwest. London is 52 miles (84 km). Nearby Brockham Hill, situated 3.5 miles (5.6 kilometres) northeast of Alton, rises to 225 metres (738 feet) above sea level.
The nearby village of Bentworth is the highest village in Hampshire.
Alton was famous in the 18th century for the manufacture of paper. Alton has businesses in the retail and service sectors in the centre of the town, and over a hundred businesses in the four industrial areas of Mill Lane, Newman Lane, Caker Stream and Omega Park, ranging from light industrial to computer software production.
Alton WordFest is a celebration of the spoken and written word held in late September or early October each year. Alton WordFest has hosted The Pint Pot of Fire - a story-telling competition among champions representing writers' circles, public speaking groups and oral-tradition story-telling clubs from around the area. The Pint Pot of Fire has run annually since 2005 and was formerly held in Guildford (2005) and Farnham (2006–2009).
The Allen Gallery serves as Alton's art gallery. It houses a large, permanent ceramics collection as well as temporary exhibitions.
Holybourne Theatre is on the site of a former Nissen hut that was converted into a theatre by German prisoners-of-war during World War II. Alton Morris was formed in 1979, and have been Morris Dancing both in the United Kingdom and abroad. They often perform at Alton street events.
The Alton Independent Cinema Project was formed in May 2011 to help secure the future of independent cinema in the town. Alton Maltings was renovated in 2004-5 and is now the home of Harvest Church and is used by community groups, charities, private users and other organisations throughout the week. The Alton Maltings claims to be the widest wooden spanned building in Hampshire.
Alton Library was rebuilt in 2005 to a design by the County Council Architects. The new library contains a lending library, reference library, computer facilities and a cafe. The Curtis Museum was founded in 1856 by Dr William Curtis and houses one of the finest local history collections in Hampshire. The Town Gardens contains a bandstand (built in 1935 for the Silver Jubilee of King George V). Anstey Park, is a large open space with playing fields and a small children's playground
Alton station is on the National Rail network at the end of the Alton Line with a service to London Waterloo. Alton railway station also serves as a terminus for the Mid Hants Railway commonly called 'The Watercress Line', a restored steam railway running between Alton and New Alresford, so called because it used to be used to transport fresh watercress to London. The origins of the Watercress Line date back to 1861, the year in which Parliament granted consent for what was then known as the 'Alton, Alresford and Winchester Railway'. Alton used to be a railway junction. As well as the Mid-Hants Railway, from 1903 to 1955 the Meon Valley Railway ran from Alton down the Meon Valley to join the Eastleigh to Fareham line at Fareham. The Basingstoke and Alton Light Railway ran north to Basingstoke.
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Places to see in ( Alton - UK )
Places to see in ( Alton - UK )
Alton is a market town and civil parish in the East Hampshire district of Hampshire, England. It is located across a valley on the source of the River Wey. According to the 2011 census, it has a population of 17,816. The town is famous for its connection with Sweet Fanny Adams and Jane Austen.
The town was recorded in the Domesday Survey of 1086 under the name Aoltone and was notable for having the most valuable market recorded therein. The Battle of Alton occurred in the town during the English Civil War. The town contains three secondary schools and its own railway station.
Alton is between Farnham 9 miles (14 km) to the northeast and Winchester 16 miles (26 km) to the southwest. London is 52 miles (84 km). Nearby Brockham Hill, situated 3.5 miles (5.6 kilometres) northeast of Alton, rises to 225 metres (738 feet) above sea level. The nearby village of Bentworth is the highest village in Hampshire.
There have been a number of breweries in Alton since 1763. Coors Brewing Company (among the ten largest brewers in the world) had a brewery in Alton for fifty years, which produced Carling, Grolsch and Worthington. It closed in 2015 because it lost work from Heineken. Alton was famous in the 18th century for the manufacture of paper and of dress materials including ribbed druggets, shallons, silks and serges, bombazine and figured barragons.
Alton WordFest is a celebration of the spoken and written word held in late September or early October each year. The Allen Gallery serves as Alton's art gallery. It houses a large, permanent ceramics collection as well as temporary exhibitions. Holybourne Theatre is on the site of a former Nissen hut that was converted into a theatre by German prisoners-of-war during World War II. Alton Morris was formed in 1979, and have been Morris Dancing both in the United Kingdom and abroad. They often perform at Alton street events.
The Alton Independent Cinema Project was formed in May 2011 to help secure the future of independent cinema in the town. Alton Maltings was renovated in 2004-5 and is now the home of Harvest Church and is used by community groups, charities, private users and other organisations throughout the week. The Alton Maltings claims to be the widest wooden spanned building in Hampshire.
The Curtis Museum was founded in 1856 by Dr William Curtis and houses one of the finest local history collections in Hampshire. Anstey Park, is a large open space with playing fields and a small children's playground. Alton Sports Centre is open to the public and includes a swimming pool, gym, indoor and outdoor courts.
Alton station is on the National Rail network at the end of the Alton Line with a service to London Waterloo. Alton railway station also serves as a terminus for the Mid Hants Railway commonly called 'The Watercress Line', a restored steam railway running between Alton and New Alresford, so called because it used to be used to transport fresh watercress to London.
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Guildford to Alton – Hastings DEMU cab ride – 30 September 2017 – audio partly from back cab
Hastings Diesels Ltd’s *Alpine Sunset* railtour, Part 3:
Cab view from Guildford to Alton, with *back-cab soundtrack* from the 13th minute onwards. Filmed from our preserved Hastings DEMU on Saturday 30 September 2017, during our Alpine Sunset railtour.
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In this video we cover 19 miles and 58 chains. First, we run along the North Downs Line to Aldershot South Junction: in this section, we are following first the original Guildford to Farnham Line of 1849, until we reach the 40mph right-hand curve at the site of Ash Junction where the old line via Tongham used to continue straight ahead. Since that closed in 1960, we are obliged to go ‘the long way round’ to reach Farnham; and at Aldershot Junctions we traverse the spur to join the Woking – Alton line. Beyond Farnham we join the single-track section through Alice Holt Forest to Alton.
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Video footage is from an unattended unmonitored forward-facing cab-camera in motor coach 60116 Mountfield. The soundtrack is from the leading cab initially, but after Ash station the Route Conductor joins the cab to assist the driver with the section for which he did not have route-knowledge: as it is not possible to publish such material, at that point we switch to an accurately synchronised audio recording made in the rear cab.
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This outing began at Hastings and ran via Tonbridge (see part 1), Redhill (see part 2) and Guildford to Alton and onto the preserved Mid-Hants Watercress Line to Alresford. Following a shuttle service to and from Alton, it then retraced its steps to Aldershot; it ran via Camberley to Ascot, then to Reading, before returning via Wokingham to Guildford where the outward route was then retraced.
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This is part 3, and part 4 will take us ‘over the Alps’ to Alresford.
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0:00 – GUILDFORD station
1:01 – Guildford North Junction
8:11 – Wanborough station
10:03 – site of Ash Junction
11:45 – Ash station
13:06 – Aldershot South Junction
15:15 – Aldershot North Junction
18:17 – Aldershot Tunnel
18:54 – Aldershot station
21:42 – site of Farnham Junction
25:32 – Farnham station
31:20 – Entering the single-line section
36:12 – Bentley station
41:45 – Former Ministry of Food siding
42:10 – Holybourne Oil Terminal
44:49 – ALTON station
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Video, soundtrack and captions © Copyright 2017–2019 Hastings Diesels Limited.
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Equipment: video by GoPro Hero3+ camera with focus modification, suction-mount and extra batteries; back-cab audio by Tascam DR-44WL courtesy of ; video production by Da Vinci Resolve (free).
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Here are annotated extracts from the Network Rail Section Appendix:
Outward –
Return –
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ERRATUM: At 46:04 the gate to which I refer doesn't exist! It didn't need to be opened because it was removed in November 2014 when the NR – Mid-Hants connection became fully signalled.
Alresford to Alton – Hastings DEMU cab ride – 30 September 2017 – audio from back cab
Hastings Diesels Ltd’s *Alpine Sunset* railtour, Part 5:
Cab view along the length of the Mid-Hants Watercress Line from Alresford to Alton, with *back-cab soundtrack*. Filmed from our preserved Hastings DEMU on Saturday 30 September 2017, during the return leg of our Alpine Sunset railtour.
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In this video we have a non-stop run along virtually the full 10-mile length of the preserved railway, from Alresford to Alton; we had to wait outside Alton for other train movements and signalling processes to be completed before negotiating the boundary between the Mid-Hants Railway and Network Rail. The Mid-Hants is famous for its steep gradients, with 2 miles of 1 in 60 uphill in this direction above Ropley towards Medstead, and the line gains 389 feet of elevation between Alresford and the summit near Medstead. The line was known as “The Alps” on account of its hilly nature, and our outing coincided with the Mid-Hants Railway celebrating 60 years since the line was first operated by DEMUs. “Schools” class steam loco 925 *Cheltenham* hauls the train out of Alton past us as we wait for the route onto Network Rail.
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Video footage is from an unattended unmonitored forward-facing cab-camera in motor coach 60118 Tunbridge Wells. Because our driver was being ‘talked over the road’ by a Mid-Hants Route Conductor, and it is not possible to publish such material, the soundtrack you hear on this video is instead an accurately synchronised audio recording made in the rear cab.
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This outing began at Hastings and ran via Tonbridge (see part 1), Redhill (see part 2) and Guildford to Alton (see part 3) and onto the preserved Mid-Hants Watercress Line to Alresford (see part 4). Following a shuttle service to and from Alton, it then retraced its steps via Alton (this part) to Aldershot; it ran via Camberley to Ascot, then to Reading, before returning via Wokingham to Guildford where the outward route was then retraced.
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This is part 5; part 6 will take us towards Ascot.
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0:00 – ALRESFORD station
7:43 – Ropley station and yard
15:22 – Medstead & Four Marks station
17:28 – Boyneswood Summit (652 feet above sea level)
24:07 – Butts Junction (site of)
29:54 – Steam train oncoming from Alton
32:18 – Mid-Hants Railway / National Rail connection
33:22 – ALTON station
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Visit the Mid-Hants Railway's website:
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Video, soundtrack and captions © Copyright 2017–2019 Hastings Diesels Limited.
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Equipment: video by GoPro Hero3+ camera with focus modification, suction-mount and extra batteries; back-cab audio by Tascam DR-44WL courtesy of ; video production by Da Vinci Resolve (free).
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Here are annotated extracts from the Network Rail Section Appendix:
Outward –
Return –
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Last train from Alton
Watch our short film about our last passenger train from Alton on the 1st January 2019, courtesy of Will Stratford.
The Whitedown Lane bridge is being knocked down as part of the Butts Bridge road improvement scheme. We will still be running trains from Alresford to & from Medstead and Four Marks. For 2019 timetable see watercressline.co.uk
Alton Line - Woking to Alton
Journey on the Alton Branch Line from Woking to Alton. Brookwood is the junction for this former alternate route to Winchester. This was train no. 1A13, the 07:23 departure from Waterloo to Alton.
[UK] Stagecoach in Hants & Surrey Route 65: Guildford - Alton
Alright, here is my first timelapse of a bus route serving a major town right near the famous British women writer Jane Austen's town: Alton!
Route 65. It's operated by Stagecoach in Hants & Surrey mostly with single deckers, but also with double deckers on some journeys. This route goes from Guildford to Alton, via: Farnham & Bentley.
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Alton, Hampshire UK (CF Questions)
I filmed this while I was at the Alton bus stop/train station on September the fourteenth on my way to Jane Austen's house. I plan on sending it in for the contest as soon as I get home to LA :) District 7 Rules!!
Locomotive No. 925 Cheltenham leaving Alton station, Watercress Line, Hampshire.
In my video you can see Locomotive No. 925 Cheltenhamat Alton station which is on the Watercress Line in Hampshire, UK.
This was shortly after its re-dedication on this day, See my other video of that.
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SouthWest Trains Alton-Aldershot-Guildford Return
This video is also from the Alton branch this time from Alton-Aldershot-Guildford
Alton Railway Station (including the Mid Hants Railway)
A look at Alton Railway Station on the afternoon of Saturday 24th October 2015.
Click on the following link for a full history and description of the station:
Tourist Information for Alton, Hampshire
Alton in Hampshire, UK has wonderful local attractions such as Jane Austen's House, Winchester, South Down's Way for walking and cycling holidays, Portsmouth for the historic dockyard and HMS Victory, The Watercress Line Steam Railway, National Trust and English Heritage properties, Lasham Gliding, Hampshire golf courses. All can be explored when staying at St Mary's Hall Bed and Breakfast in Alton.
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The last passenger service over the original Whitedown Lane Bridge, Alton
1st January 2019 saw the last passenger service over the original Whitedown Lane Bridge which will be replaced as part of the Butts Bridge road improvement scheme.
We will still be running trains from Alresford to Medstead.
There will be no steam trains operating to or from Alton station until the end of July 2019 due to work being carried out as part of a large highway improvement scheme.
Visit watercressline.co.uk for more information and to see our revised timetable.
Filmed by A J Goss Films (Andy Goss) with permission of the MHR.
remains of alton park platform AKA Cripples' Home sidings - the Basingstoke and alton light railway
finding the remains of a private platform that served the now gone lord mayor treloars cripples hospital as it was then named.
LSWR built a private siding used to deliver coal ,all that remains is the capstan winch .this winched the coal trucks up the siding as it was not suitable for loco`s.the coal was used to heat the hospital.
the platform was built about 1910 on the route of the Basingstoke and Alton Light Railway and used by parties of children visiting Lord Mayor Treloar's Cripples Home which had opened in 1908. The platform is 200 feet (61 m) long. The station was known under three names: Cripples' Home Siding , Alton Park and Treloar's Hospital Platform.
The station was closed in 1939 by the Southern Railway but the platform and line were used for goods traffic until 1967
Alton House Hotel, Alton, United Kingdom, Review HD
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Situated in spacious grounds, Alton House Hotel is the largest hotel in Alton featuring ample free parking and free Wi-Fi. Alton town centre is just a 5-minute walk.
All rooms are equipped with Freeview TV and a private bathroom with a hairdryer. Tea and coffee facilities are also provided. For added comfort, some rooms include four poster beds.
Open 7 days a week, Squires Café Bar & Restaurant has free Wi-Fi and offers a pleasant setting for a relaxed dinner, quick lunch or an after-meal drink. Room service is also available.
The Alton House is located 8 minutes’ drive from Jane Austen’s house in Chawton and less than 15 minutes’ drive from Gilbert White’s House and Gardens. Alton Rail Station is only metres away.
Please note that this hotel is in Hampshire, and is not close to Alton Towers Theme Park.
Alton Town route 9
Drivers eye view of the route
Full Journey on South West Trains from London Waterloo to Alton (fast)
Full journey of South West Trains, on board a British Rail Class 450 train from London Waterloo to Alton (fast service). Journey time: approx. 72 mins / 1 hour 12 mins (normally 74 mins / 1 hour 14 mins).
START: London Waterloo
14:32 • Surbiton
25:14 • West Byfleet
31:46 • Woking
37:41 • Brookwood
45:05 • Ash Vale
52:30 • Aldershot
58:20 • Farnham
END: 01:10:02 • Alton
The train bypasses Vauxhall, Queenstown Road, Clapham Junction, Earlsfield, Wimbledon, Raynes Park, New Malden, Berrylands, Esher, Hersham, Walton-on-Thames, Weybridge, Byfleet & New Haw and Bentley (Hants). That is normal for this service.
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Prezzo Restaurant Alton Hampshire
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Alton Walk
A walk in the countryside near Alton - May 8th, 2016
West Country Class Wadebridge at Alton
I happened to be passing Alton Station as 34007 Wadebridge was running round its train prior to making the last trip of the day back to Alresford a few minutes late.
Sorry about the black blob - something inside the camera, again!