Alresford

01962 734744

alresford@rawlingsopticians.co.uk

Address

Bay Tree House
26 West Street
Alresford
SO24 9AT

Opening Times

Monday to Friday	08.30 - 17.30
Saturday	08.30 - 16.00

About the
Alresford
branch

About the Alresford branch

Expert eye care and hearing services in Alresford

Rawlings Opticians Alresford are proud to serve the local community from the heart of this charming Georgian market town—named Country Life’s “Favourite Market Town” in the Southeast. A beautifully situated location not only offering leading eye care and hearing services, but a vast choice of frames from leading designer brands like Gucci and Longchamp.

A full range of optical and audiology services for all ages.

Our experienced optometrists provide comprehensive, unhurried eye examinations for both adults and children. We use the latest technology, including OCT (Optical Coherence Tomography) scans, to screen for eye conditions such as:

Glaucoma
Macular degeneration
Other retinal issues

OCT allows us to detect problems early—often before symptoms begin.
We also offer:

Contact lens fittings for adults and children
Myopia Management to help slow short-sightedness progression in younger patients

Hearing Care

Our audiology team delivers professional hearing care, including:

Free hearing tests
Ear wax removal (for ages 5 and up)
Custom-made ear plugs for sleep, swimming, and noise protection

The Team

Phil, the friendly and knowledgeable Branch Manager is here to make your visit a positive and personal one. After your eye exam, you’ll be guided by our experienced dispensing team, who will help you choose from a handpicked selection of stylish frames and will recommend the best lenses tailored to your lifestyle and visual needs.

What our Alresford customers say about us

Good service. Thorough, friendly and helpful.

Alex Carter
29 July 2025

Having recently moved, I was wary of finding a Hearing Care consultant ,especially as it was my first foray into hearing aids. Luckily I was seen by Bill in Alresford,who took great care into providing me with the right aids for my needs . He was informative and patient , with a very pleasant manner ,and I can now stop annoying the family! I would certainly recommend him.

Julia Ayrton
19 June 2025

Having recently moved, I was wary of finding a Hearing Care consultant ,especially as it was my first foray into hearing aids. Luckily I was seen by Bill in Alresford,who took great care into providing me with the right aids for my needs . ...

Julia Ayrton
19 June 2025
Excellent service Kat is a great Receptionist and does great eye scans. Really nice girl. Medhi does a very thorough job with the eye test and is a very nice guy.

Rosemary Cole
19 June 2025

Always excellent service at Rawlings, Alresford whether that’s for me or my children. Highly recommend and have continued to go there throughout my life. Thank you team 😀

Tessa Emery
10 May 2025

My son had an appointment for contact lenses with Hannah. She was so engaging professional and patient with him. Thank you

Pippa North
26 January 2025
I recently had an optician appointment with Katie in the Alresford branch. Without doubt the best eye test I've ever had. Katie is incredibly knowledgeable, with a friendly and informative style, and gave me amazing advice. I'm looking forward to my follow up appointment in a few weeks.

Rosie Wyatt
26 December 2024

Rawlings are both friendly and efficient; we have our eyes tested there regularly and recently had a free audiology check as well. Recommended!

Ralph W Lorkins
26 December 2024

Always lovely and welcoming staff. Not a budget place to buy glasses but you don’t feel rushed or pressured and you have lots of choice of good quality frames. Been a customer for years and the staff could not be more helpful. Always happy ...

Linda Penney
10 December 2024
Always lovely and welcoming staff. Not a budget place to buy glasses but you don’t feel rushed or pressured and you have lots of choice of good quality frames. Been a customer for years and the staff could not be more helpful. Always happy to adjust glasses & provide help. Now they’ve added a hearing service to their optician options - so hopefully even more customers can benefit from their fantastic customer service. 👏

Linda Penney
26 November 2024

I was impressed by the care and attention I received as part of being fitted with new hearing aids. Clear explanations and answers to all my questions were given with no sense of hurry or pressure to decide.

Angela “Granny down south”
26 November 2024

Thank you for such a thorough eye examination. Everything was explained clearly and thoughtfully

Clare Read
26 November 2024
Always prompt, professional and polite. Thank you Rawlings Alresford.

zoe godfrey
26 November 2024

All new optical machinery in there. New gadgets to explore. Good. Staff pleasnt and helpful.

Stephen Thompson
26 October 2024

Excellent and caring service.

Andrew White
26 October 2024
Great service. The team here are fabulous. And a really extensive range of frames too!

jim murray
26 September 2024

I'm always enjoy going to Rawlings Opticians in Alresford. Very good and friendly service, great selection of glasses etc. and I feel in extremely good hands in terms of eye health. Definitely recommended. KM - visited for a fitting on Thurs 15 August 2024.

Kim Mason
26 August 2024

A wonderful store, very helpful and knowledgable. This store have been great with all three of my children and myself and I would highly recommend them as an optician.

Danielle Gray
26 July 2024
Well! What can I say ! Outstanding service, exceptional staff, friendly, polite and more than obliging. I went in fearing something awful was happening to my eyes and came out more than reassured it wasn't . How wonderful to get such thorough service. Highly recommend 15/10

Gill Cooper
10 July 2024

Very pleased with my first visit, friendly environment, professional and helpful staff who also had the time to help me with a choice of new glasses. Definitely recommend. SS 08.12.23

Sue Biddulph
10 July 2024

I have been a customer of Rawlings in Alresford for a number of years and the varifocals that I ordered recently have been the best so far, I don't notice that I'm wearing glasses as the vision is so good. Thanks for the care taken in getting the correct prescription and suitable frames. PC - 25/08/23

Pam Coombs
10 July 2024

Our Alresford branch staff

Manager

Phil Harrison

FDBO

Both my mum and her mum already worked in optics, so a Saturday job at an opticians was the natural role for me and I started at a practice in Southampton when I was 15. I enjoyed the environment and helping people – especially the variety of seeing older patients with many years of wearing glasses contrasted to young children getting their very first pair and so I continued working there when I left school and went to college. Once college had finished I decided to become a qualified Dispensing Optician and studied for this whilst working.

I qualified in 2017 through ABDO College in Kent. A year later in 2018 I went into the management side of the business managing practices at a large multiple, and whilst I enjoyed the business aspect after 12 years of working with the same company I decided it was time for a change and wanted to try my hand with an independent optician to have more contact with patients again.

I was keen to work with Rawlings, having seen the length of time people stay there I knew it would be a great company to work for. Working with Rawlings has given me great opportunities working with high and complex prescriptions as well as working with different forms of Myopia Management helping with young children. I joined Rawlings in October 2021, and after 13 months at the Winchester branch, I was very happy to be given the opportunity to look after the Alresford branch. In my spare time I like to watch and attend the football as much as I can balanced with spending as much time as possible with my family – in October 2022 we welcomed our new baby girl into our family, our other baby is our adorable Cavalier King Charles Spaniel.

Optometrists / Contact Lens Opticians / Audiologists

Bill Mills

MSHAA

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I am passionate about my job, and I believe in giving excellent service delivered with trust and integrity and clients regularly refer friends and family to me. When the position of Audiology Lead with Rawlings Opticians came up, I knew it was the perfect role as I wanted to work with a genuinely “independent” hearing device provider, not one which is either owned or allied to one particular brand.

I knew from experience that this would give me the opportunity to give a more professional service to tailor the hearing solution more specifically to the patients’ individual requirements. Offering wax removal and earplugs as well leads to an interesting and varied working day.

My life as a Hearing Aid Audiologist began in 2014 when I decided to have a career change as having had many years of international travel working in the textile industry, I wanted to be based in the UK for a better work/life balance. I enjoy working with people and to be able to genuinely improve someone’s quality of life puts a smile on my face (as well as my patients!) when they realise what a difference hearing well can make to them. Providing audiology services has seen me working in Devon for a hearing brand before moving to Hampshire to deliver hearing care for a national optical company. Previously based in Lymington, I have worked across multiple locations across Hampshire and Dorset.

I’m a hearing aid wearer, as my hearing was damaged while working in the textile industry. I like to wear Widex aids and have been doing so for the past 3 years

Jeanette Fox

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I started my career in refrigeration and air conditioning, spending many years in that industry. After being made redundant when the company downsized, I decided it was time for a change — and that’s when I joined Rawlings Opticians & Hearing Care.

At first, I worked on the optical side, but as the audiology service grew, I was offered the chance to take the HCA course. I jumped at it — and I’m so glad I did! I absolutely love my role. Every day, I get to meet interesting, lovely people and help them hear more clearly again, which is incredibly rewarding.

I’m married, and between us we have four children and six grandchildren who keep us on our toes! I enjoy walking, watching rugby and football (especially Liverpool FC), and I’m always up for a good cocktail — though not necessarily in that order 😊

Travel information

Nearest car park

Outside practice on road or Station Road car park – 5 minutes walk

Nearest bus stop & routes

Bus stop 50 metres away, number 64 with regular service from Alton and Winchester
Number 67 which travels between Winchester and Petersfield, via Alresford.

Nearest train station

Winchester and Alton

Nearest AED/Defibrillator

Alresford Dental Care, 4 Pound Hill, Alresford, SO24 9BW

Disabled access

Excellent consulting room and dispensing area, all on ground floor, no steps

Out of hours eyecare for customers of the Alresford practice

There are occasions when emergency treatment is needed for the eyes. If you are concerned and it is outside of our opening hours there is an eye casualty department based at Southampton General Hospital which is open Monday to Friday. The phone number for advice to see if you require an urgent appointment at the hospital is 02381 206592. For more information click on this link.

Outside of Eye Casualty opening hours call Casualty on 02380 777222, where an eye doctor is on-call for emergencies. Alternatively you can contact your GP to access their out of hours service or call 111 for further advice.

If you are not sure whether you need emergency attention click this link for further information. Click here for directions to the hospital.

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Alresford

Address

Opening Times

Eye Examination

Contact Lenses

Hearing Assessment

Wax Removal

About the
Alresford
branch

About the Alresford branch

Expert eye care and hearing services in Alresford

A full range of optical and audiology services for all ages.

Hearing Care

The Team

What our Alresford customers say about us

Our Alresford branch staff

Phil Harrison

Optometrists / Contact Lens Opticians / Audiologists

Bill Mills

Jeanette Fox

Travel information

Out of hours eyecare for customers of the Alresford practice

Our Branches

Services

About us

Alresford

Address

Opening Times

Eye Examination

Contact Lenses

Hearing Assessment

Wax Removal

About the Alresfordbranch

About the Alresford branch

Expert eye care and hearing services in Alresford

A full range of optical and audiology services for all ages.

Hearing Care

The Team

What our Alresford customers say about us

Our Alresford branch staff

Phil Harrison

Optometrists / Contact Lens Opticians / Audiologists

Bill Mills

Jeanette Fox

Travel information

Out of hours eyecare for customers of the Alresford practice

Our Branches

Services

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About the
Alresford
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