A few years ago we went to Orkney thinking we would stay for 2 nights then continue back on the mainland around the north coast down the west to Fort William then home to Stonehaven.
It is only about 18 miles to the main camp site in Kirkwall from our door, that is if you take the ferry from Aberdeen, and it worked out cost effective for us to do that.
If you travel to Orkney and stay for any length of time I am sure you will want to go visit the ancient historic sites, we found it was cheaper to pay for a yearly membership to Historic Scotland, you get the discount in the gift shops/coffee shops & all entry fees are included.
Obviously you need to do your homework on the cost for yourselves but it has saved us a fortune. I think Skara Brae is one of the more expensive sites to visit.
It also helps if you want to visit other sites on the mainland, and we were told at Hadrians Wall which I think is English Heritage we would get a discount on the entry fee with our Historic Scotland card.
Historic Scotland - the official website
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