Burn Brae Mansion — Hotel in Town of Lumberland

The Dark Forest at Burn Brae Mansion Review 2025

We returned to brave the Dark Forest that surrounds Burn Brae Mansion. This year the bizarre and freakish experiments of the infamous Dr. Moreau have been unleashed upon this land. Weird and unusual creatures await you in this dark place. Every manner of Animal/Human monstrosity is here, trying to pull you into this place they home. There are also other surprises along the way besides these mutant beasts that pop out, jump up or drop on you. Overall this is a fun and creative trail set in a naturally creepy environment. The main area in contrast is a warm, welcoming area with live music, fire pits, and delicious homemade hot chocolate and treats. We always enjoy hanging out here before and after our turn through The Dark Forest. This event is always a good time. It is family friendly in a relaxed Halloween themed atmosphere for an extremely reasonable price. We look forward to seeing what they have planned for next year.

The Dark Forest at Burn Brae Mansion Haunted Attraction Review: The remains of an Apocalyptic event take over the winding trails here. This was a surprisingly great experience with perfectly timed and hidden scares throughout. There are also a number of unexpected startling spots, including one with a bridge that really got us. The Apocalyptic theme works perfectly within the dark woods setting. The actors were very believable in their roles and were menacing at points. The main area before you go out the trail is incredibly invited and has a warm country Halloween charm with its homemade food vendor and live music. We hung out for about an hour after going through to enjoy the fire, food and music. Overall we highly recommend this hidden gem of a Haunt nestled on the grounds of the Burn Brae Mansion, we look forward to see what they will devise next...

I can't say anything bad about this place! I've stayed 3 times, twice in the motel, and once in the mansion, and we all had an absolute blast! My friends weren't the quietest people either, and Mike and Pat had absolutely no issues with us. They had ghost investigation equipment that the guest could use all night if you wanted to. They also have a paranormal investigation guide, but when we stayed, it was during their Halloween haunted woods event, so they were all helping with that. After the event, the workers that help out with the Mansion invited us all to hang out around the fire down near the motel and woods. Breakfast and dinner were great as well. We even watched the Yankees World Series game in the TV room with owner Mike. Once you get to know them, they feel like family. Another great stay this past weekend! We're going to try and make it a yearly trip. Although I definitely want to make one of their murder mystery weekends. If you are into the paranormal and are ok with staying overnight, not really knowing what you'll experience, it's definitely worth checking it out for a night or two. Absolutely beautiful country as well. Very close to Hawks Nest Lookout off...

While the grounds and the mansion are very well kept have to say I was totally disappointed with their " circus murder mystery " show. It was far below other venues murder mystery shows. The " actors" were so amateurish that after 30 minutes I started looking up the number for suicide prevention. I don't even think they took time to actually have a script or do a rehearsal in preparation for the evening. It appeared that all the dialogue consisted of whatever popped into their heads. I think I would have liked it better if Spanky , Alphalfa , Buckwheat and the Florie Dories would have been on stage ( those old enough to have watched the Little Rascals will understand. The food served was average at best. I have no problem spending 50 dollars on 3 hours of fun but this was not worth the money. I would advise passing up on future Murder Mystery "...