Birchanger Green services
Birchanger Green services is a motorway service station on the M11 motorway at Birchanger near Stansted in Essex, England. It is owned by Welcome Break.
History
It was sited on at Start Hill. It was to be called 'Stansted Green'. The local parish council wanted the site just to be called 'Birchanger'.The site should have opened in March 1993, as for 16 years there had been no services on the motorway. Forte stopped planning work in 1992, and resumed in November 1993.
There would be 200 staff and room for 320 cars, and 75 trucks, with seating for 270.
After 12 months of building, it opened at 7am 9 March 1995. Audrey Brown was the first customer, travelling from Peterborough to London.
The official opening was on Friday 28 April 1995 by the local MP Alan Haselhurst.
The Travelodge opened on 23 October 1995, costing £34.50 per night.