I'm in the UK. I've never been to university so I don't know how it is in general, but in university towns like Oxford or Cambridge, I've visited university pro

I'm in the UK. I've never been to university so I don't know how it is in general, but in university towns like Oxford or Cambridge, I've visited university properties during the day and nobody has ever stopped me. I've also never had security locking or searching bags in grocery shops. However, it's becoming (sadly) more common in museums and events that they'll do some sort of cursory bag search before you enter, supposedly due to risk of terrorism. We do have guards in shops, depending on where you are, but they're there to catch thieves.