Stonehenge was the setting for the series 5 finale episodes, The Pandorica Opens and The Big Bang (two of my favourite episodes which I watch every year - I just adore the River Song story arc).
In the story Stonehenge hides a legendary prison-box. As it slowly unlocks from the inside, many of the Doctor's enemies gather in the sky.
Of course, there isn't really a secret underground room under Stonehenge (at least I don't think there is!)
Stonehenge was an assemblage of giant stones erected in Wiltshire, England, during the 2nd millennium B.C.
History of Stonehenge in Doctor Who
According to the Doctor Who Wiki page, in the First Doctor story, The Time Meddler (1965), a Time Lord known as The Monk claimed to have assisted in the construction of Stonehenge with anti-gravity technology.
In the novel The People's Temple, the Eighth Doctor and Samantha Jones visited and witnessed the construction.
At some point during or after its completion, the Alliance placed the Pandorica beneath Stonehenge for the Eleventh Doctor to find. The pillars beneath Stonehenge began to act as a transmitter for the members of the Alliance to converge on it in 102. Vincent Van Gough received visions of the opening of the Pandorica because the transmission was sent to everyone and to all time zones.
Parts of Cybermen such as arms and heads lay on the ground around the henge because, it is believed that Cybermen were guarding the Pandorica during the time of the Druids.
I love the storyline of The Pandorica Opens and The Big Bang, it's so cleverly done. And who could forget that famous speech?
I had often wondered whether the episode were really shot at Stonehenge, because I know that no-one is allowed to touch it, but according to the Doctor Who Wiki page, they were.
A bit of trivia: Stonehenge likely didn't look the same as it did in The Pandorica Opens, in 102. This is because the circle was broken up by the Romans some time during the occupation between 55BC and 410AD. Also, stones were removed by people for other buildings leading up to when it became owned by King Henry VIII. This is what it is believed to have originally looked like:
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