Holidaymakers face disruption over Easter as several Watford train lines will not run this weekend.

No Avanti West Coast and London Northwestern Railway services will operate between London Euston and Milton Keynes from Friday, March 29, to Monday, April 1, as the line shuts for engineering work.

It means the London Overground service will be the only rail connection from Watford to central London for the whole weekend.

Tickets will be accepted on Overground trains and there will be a rail replacement bus onwards from the town to Milton Keynes Central.

Buses will also run between Watford and St Albans Abbey from Friday to Monday as the Abbey Line is set to close for engineering work.

Elsewhere, holidaymakers looking to get away have been warned of long delays as over 14 million car journeys are expected this weekend.

Journeys on the M25 between the M1 in Hertfordshire and the M23 for Gatwick are expected to take more than twice as long as usual on Thursday afternoon as the getaway rush clashes with regular commuters.

RAC Breakdown spokesperson Alice Simpson said: “With Easter falling earlier than usual at the start of the school holidays, it could be carmageddon for holidaymakers.”