Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-86.143.190.179-20130201010818/@comment-6036560-20130201011822

Belle was in the psychiatric ward all 28 years of the curse. She wasn't in Neverland as far as we know. Here is her timeline:

She is given to Rumpelstiltskin in exchange for protection in the war.

She spends quite a bit of time there, but then she leaves Rumpelstiltskin after he freaks out on her. (Skin Deep)

She goes to the Dwarf Mines, where she meets Dreamy and later has her adventure with Mulan and Phillip.

She is captured by Regina and is kept there until the curse is cast, except for when Hook tries to get info out of her.

In Storybrooke, she was still captured by Regina, until she was let out by Jefferson and regained her memories.

As far as we know, she has never been to Neverland, unless she went before the events of Skin Deep, which is pretty much impossible.