The Adventure Letters vs Tilly's Letters

Where they differ

Both are letters, activities and stickers clubs. The Adventure Letters covers travel on top of that; Tilly's Letters stays narrower.

The Adventure Letters is the cheaper of the two — $12.99/mo against £12.99/mo, roughly 21% less on a monthly basis. Whether that gap means anything depends on what turns up: the dearer club is not automatically sending more, and on a gift the up-front total matters more than the monthly figure.

They arrive on different rhythms. The Adventure Letters comes twice a month; Tilly's Letters comes monthly. More frequent post is not automatically better — it is more to keep up with, and for some children the wait is part of it.

The age ranges differ too: The Adventure Letters is pitched at ages 8–13, Tilly's Letters at ages 2–6. Match the reading level rather than the birthday — a child who cannot yet read the letter alone needs an adult in the loop either way.

Shipping is the one that rules a club out rather than in: The Adventure Letters ships to US, Tilly's Letters to Worldwide.

What each one sends

The Adventure Letters

Two letters a month, mailed the second and fourth Friday, telling a continuing story about US geography and travel. Each envelope includes stickers, scrapbook pages, conversation cards and the occasional small gift. US shipping is free; there is no international option.

Tilly's Letters

A story-led letter from a character called Tilly, with a hand-illustrated story card, a sticker sheet, a screen-free activity card, a child-friendly recipe card and occasional extras. The envelope carries the child's name, and up to three siblings can be added to one subscription at no extra cost. Order by the 7th for that month's letter.

Which one to pick

We are not going to pretend there is a winner here — they are close enough to be on the same shortlist, which is why this page exists. What we would say is that the choice usually turns on the household rather than the club: how much adult time there is, whether the child reads independently yet, and whether you want post that asks something of them or post that simply arrives.

Read the full listings before deciding, and follow through to each club's own site — prices, terms and gift options are theirs to change and ours only to record.