Blending business with pleasure, Lily Allen was seen strolling around town after checking in at the Beau Rivage hotel in Nice France yesterday (May 30). The Fear singer is in the South of France for the NRJ Music Tour.

Meanwhile, Lily is set to splash nearly $500 000 on a holiday home.

After recently purchasing her own apartment in London, the Brit songstress has been house-hunting in the quiet English town of Ilfracombe, Devon, which she wants to use as a getaway from her hectic life in the capital.

Says a source: “Lily loves London but would like a bolt hole to escape to. Kate Moss, Liz Hurley and Pete Doherty all have pads in the Cotswolds, but she hit on Devon. Ilfracombe is surprisingly up and coming, plus it’s on the coastline and very picturesque. Lily has looked at a gorgeous beachside property for around £300,000 ($485 000).”