The hill at Pokesdown is a bit of a bar-steward on the way home though. Boscombe - Hurn takes about 30 mins on a bike, about 20 mins in a car.
DWB
You must own a bike with a shopping basket on the front!! I used to average 17 mins, though you are correct, the pokesdown hill is a bugger.
And you need to be brave to cycle through Boscombe.