Wild Bathtub Safari

Opening and using the Wild Bathtub Safari routes in Google Maps is completely free, open source and easy to use. Free: because I am promoting the book … and a want to share this unique aspect of North Clare. 

… and lots to find!

Beyond the pages of Wild Bathtubs, explore the landscape and find these stubborn old tubs yourself. Scattered across fields, perched by hedgerows, or nestled by stone walls, they stand as accidental monuments to rural life and quiet domestic history.

To explore the safari ...

📍 Open the Google Maps link — you’ll find hundreds of marked bathtubs in North Clare.

👀 Play “I Spy Another Bathtub” — keep your eyes peeled while touring.

🚜 Respect farmlands: admire tubs from public roads only — no trespassing.

🔍 Tubs come and go! Some migrate with cattle or disappear when replaced, so every safari is slightly different.

📸 Found a new tub? Report fresh sightings and help keep the map alive — your local discoveries are always welcome!

A little something for the road

Wild Bathtub Safari tickets are free illustrated keepsakes, available from participating businesses around North Clare. Each ticket introduces a particular route and provides a QR code to explore its recorded sightings in Google Earth. Pick one up, take it with you, and see what turns up along the way.

KEEP IT · USE IT · PASS IT ON

Route ticket examples

For examples: Moher Cottage – Liscannor

The route QR codes and website address in these examples are placeholders. Ticket distribution locations are still to be confirmed.

Scan QR code and turn the phone ringer on and the volume up.

Tap Start safari. You’ll hear the chime and “route E H”.

Watch the blue dot move along the purple route from about 1 km before the first tub. Within a few seconds you should get the yellow banner, the chime and the spoken tub name. 

See how it works in action: Demo of Moher Cottage – Liscannor