Pizza Express is set to make its debut at a motorway service station in partnership with Welcome Break Group.

The 88-seater restaurant will offer table service to both hotel guests and motorway service visitors at the Oxford M40 (Junction 8A) site, and is due to open in October.

Rod McKie, chief executive of Welcome Break, said: "I am very excited about this partnership with Pizza Express. It further strengthens the extensive portfolio of leading brands and choice we offer our customers. I am confident they will welcome the addition of one of the UK’s most popular and much- loved restaurant brands to Welcome Break.

"In recent years we have witnessed a growing trend with our customers to spend more time at our service stations and to be able to enjoy a dining experience comparable to that on the high street. I am delighted that Pizza Express will be able to offer that experience to our customers."