If you'd like to view my bell just let me know, I can show you, just not on video or in public.
First-Hand Experience: More info about my personal experience at this stadium - I only visited Belle Vue as a tourist, never to see a game. I walked around, inside and outside. It was so run down, that I'm not too surprised that it no longer stands. I'm delighted that people still remember it, but if you read the reviews of it on the other sites, they are similar to mine.. 1, 2 and 3 stars, or the equivalent, and the most common word associated is "run down."
I give it a 2, because it really wasn't very safe. I was only young and was with a girl, and she didn't like the place. Said it creeped her out.
I've been to most UK & US stadiums, due to lifelong obsessions with travel, sport & especially footy (soccer to Americans). Born & raised in England, I followed Oxford United (hometown team) to stadia all over the country at away games, and later Liverpool (fave team) around. Every stadium review - like all my reviews - are from first-hand personal experience, usually from several visits. In 2011, I was on music tour in the UK, and visited most stadiums for fun in my spare time. As recently as Fall 2014, when I was "stuck" in UK for 3 months, I went to hundreds yet again while travelling. I have pictures of me at most, which I'll post later. Also, when back in UK I'll take more pix, and add more stadia!
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The Belle Vue was a tiny little ground that desperately needed replacing, and the shiny new Keepmoat Stadium is infinitely better.
The stands were barely there and it was run down and out of date, but it will always have a lot of good memories for the locals that went there and supported their team. read more