Possible Clues:

• Toweling-off spot
• Georgian city dull -- it'll probably get wet underfoot
• One can step on it out of the wet
• Friend from a city in Somerset nearly found beside the tub
• One may stand on it wet
• Club bowler covers miles; this to absorb the drips?
• It keeps moisture off the floor
• It can be stepped on after having a shower
• Rug alongside washing facility
• Tubside rug