The languid young man who conducted the London-to-Oxford University tour was quite unlike any guide the tourists had ever seen before. "You must be very patient," he drawled as the bus ...

Today, walking tours ferry visitors from place to place, exploring the city’s illustrious history and gathering to peer in through the university’s gates.

IF anyone had told 10-year-old me that I would one day set foot at Oxford University, I would have given them an incredulous side-eye in response.