A magnificent 14th Century Tithe Barn, once part of the great Benedictine Abbey, is the setting for Barton Farm. Riverside grounds of over 6 acres with a water meadow are also available for owners to enjoy. The village centre is less than 200 yards away with a variety of shops and services ranging from a post office, general store, pubs and restaurants, a pharmacy and doctor's surgery to antique and speciality shops.

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Barton Farm is an exceptionally attractive development of retirement cottages and barn conversions in the shadow of the magnificent 14th century tithe barn close to the centre of the village. The old farm buildings have been sympathetically converted and The Coach House, which was once a granary, is the largest, with four bedrooms and three bathrooms, and the smallest is The Stables, constructed of cut stone and converted into two bungalows, one with an open plan attic room.

Facilities : Barton Farm is set in the splendour of the Cerne Valley‘s rolling countryside. Built in two contrasting courts yet sympathetically complimenting each other, all the properties have their own conveniently located garages. There is a resident secretary to look after day to day management issues and there are some beautiful walks, including one along the River Cerne as it flows through the village and on into the meadow which forms part of the development.

Cerne Abbas : The small town of Cerne Abbas, in reality, no more than a village, is set among some of the most beautiful Dorset countryside. Its buildings, many of them centuries old, reflect the changing fortunes of this busy community. There are some fine Tudor houses, and several stone and cobb cottages, made from chalk and mud. Long Street has a variety of shops ranging from the essentials; a post office, general store and doctor‘s surgery, to antique and speciality shops. Summer provides an opportunity to visit some of the thirty beautiful private gardens in the village, which are open to the public.

Cerne Abbas is best known for its unique priapic giant, cut into the turf of the chalk hillside north east of the village and now maintained by the National Trust. There has been much speculation as to its history but it was most likely carved during the Roman occupation, as a representation of Hercules, with elements of a local deity added. An unmistakeable symbol of virility, the large naked figure has become a part of local folklore. As recently as the 19th century, it was believed that women sleeping on the hillside would become pregant.