Pop star seeks out Devon retreat

Lily Allen has joined the growing list of celebrities buying country retreats, in a bid to escape their hectic lives in London. According to OK! Magazine, the young singer is looking at cottages within easy driving distance of her home in the capital, to use as a weekend bolt hole. But rather than following showbiz chums like Liz Hurley, Kate Moss and Sienna Miller, who have all bought homes in the Cotswolds over the last year, Lily is believed to have chosen Devon. The magazine claims she has fallen in love with a beach side cottage in Ilfracombe, on the market for £300,000.

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