| Stephenstown Pond Project has been developed in three stages. Development work on the disused Stephenstown Pond was carried out in 1995 (it took one year), the Nature Park opened in July, 1996 with a crowd of over 1,300 people present.
Visitors surveyed suggested: the inclusion of a coffee shop so that when it rained they had somewhere to go, a playground for children, the cottage on site restored because of its cultural importance and an educational aspect that included wildlife.
- Phase two of the project, or as it is now more commonly known as, The Agnes Burns Cottage & Visitor Centre is situated adjacent to Stephenstown Pond Amenity Park.
Restoration work started on the derelict cottage in March, 1999 and was completed in the Summer of 2000. The cottage, coffee shop and multimedia educational centre first opened its doors to the public in late August, 2000 | 
