But throughout August, English Heritage is offering visitors the chance to win some guaranteed solitude within the hulking stones. Buyers of advance tickets will be automatically entered into a draw for 20 minutes of alone time at the heart of the monument. Alone time in StonehengeUsually, the monument is cordoned off with the sort of rope barrier used for VIP areas in nightclubs, with visitors viewing the stones from a surrounding path. View image in fullscreen The Guardian’s Steven Morris examines an inscription on one of the stones at Stonehenge, which first started charging for visits 125 years ago. View image in fullscreen Every day in August, English Heritage will let one person chosen at random into the circle by themselves.