Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-25762747-20160105060942/@comment-24674051-20160106212438

1920's England had magic. it was not a LWM. we know that because Isaac was able to use his "Magic", and Cruella, once she got her powers, could use magic.

Victorian England, as I recall, also is a magical realm, as it was affected by the time freeze from Regina's original curse.

And as for Rumple being able to go or not go, the problem was never that Rumple could not just pop to a LWM. Rumple, being Rumple, wanted to arrive and have his powers intact. THAT is what drove him to find the Dark Curse.

London, where Bae originally landed, is quite likely the LWM London. The time frame is generally correct. and from what we know of portals, they take the user to whatever destination they are thinking of, which in this case would be a Land Without Magic, which is what Bae wanted. Everything generally fits for that London to the the LWM location.